Monday, May 18, 2009

Belolly 16/05/09

Begolly, it's Belolly
After being bought for $130,000 at the Magic Millions Sales at the gold Coast in January 2007, this 3yo filly by Bel Esprit, raced six times for two placings for Lee Freedman.
Coming up for sale again, Belolly was purchased by Brent Grayling for the cost of the GST at the previous sale.
Jumping from a wide barrier (not many win at Tatura), she sat behind the leader, surging to the front in the straight and won by two lengths from another Bel Esprit, Beau Desert.
Brent bought her because of her breeding potential at his Supreme Throughbreds property at Kilmore, a few miles from Eliza Park.
He then sent her to be trained by Peter Morgan. I was fortunate enough to visit his property last week and inspected a weanling by Bel Esprit that he is very proud of.
He is another True Blue Bel Believer as apart from Belolly , he races Outspoken Spirit, a 2yo trained by Colin & Cindy Alderson, who ran a very good seventh at Tatura, last Thursday.

His main claim to fame though,is that he is the stallion manager at Eliza Park and he looks after Bel Esprit with great care, the only problem is keeping the stallion's weight down as he loves his tucker.
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Eliza Park News
In the second, it took a Bel Esprit to beat a Bel Esprit when Belolly edged out Beau Desert to win the 3YO Maiden.
Belolly (bred by Pinnacle Thoroughbreds) was sold to the astute Slade Bloodstock from the Eliza Park draft at the 2007 Gold Coast Magic Millions and she is from the stakesplaced Bluebird mare, Jolly’s Folly, a half sister to Flemington stakeswinner Jestarella Boy and sister to 2YO black typer La Bird. A real get up and go family, the granddam, Marwell Lady, was also a stakeswinner at two.
And Shane Nichols shouldn’t have to wait too long before snaring a win with Beau Desert (bred by Eliza Park) who was very promising, albeit in defeat.
Beau Desert has now earned money at three of four outings and is a half brother to Desert Sun gelding Real Time (7 wins) who took out the SAJC New Year’s Gift-LR and was four times stakes placed.
Out of the Straight Strike mare, Desert Strike, this is also the family of Wellington Cup-G1 winner Samasaan and multiple Group winner Temple Front.

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